Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-27
VANILLA JONES
Fifteen Minutes in the West Virginia Leg
islaturc.

Fifteen Minutes IN the west thSihia Heb
~islaturc.
DEAR REGIsTER-0h dear Inc, | am all
out of breath! / have just returned from
the Legislature, and | was wonderfully
surprised! There was no clown, no
elephant or anybody in speckled tights
nothing but men and III Did you
ever 20 to a circus? Well, a Legislature Is
not a bit like a circus. 1t is more like an
opera or drama of some kind, but the play
is more disconnected than the story in
Webster's dictionary. The bald headed
men don't all sit in the front row like they
do at the opera. Now, l saw one man, his
name was Sinclair, who was awfully bald
headed, sitting away back from the stage.
The other man in the seat with him was
bald headed also, and they are from the
same county. | am so glad that this idea
of harmonious selection is manifesting
itself in politics. Of course they
sent the other bald headed man so the del
egation would harmonic to match each
other. l think they looked so cute. Now
there are a lot more who have no more hair
on their heads thar a dude has on his lip,
and it is a beautiful study in color to no
tice the different tints. Some bald heads
were pink and some white, and some were
almost cardinal red. Secretary of State
Walker was there, but he is not bald. He
would be bald but he wears a n~ice''goatee"
right on top of his head, like a little island
of hair. 1t looked so original that | could
not but help admire it. Mr.. Walker re-
sembles Ben Butler more than any other
man in our State, but of course is not so
old. The Legislature was crowded.
1T WAS HOLDING A JOINT SESSION
| think they call it, and they were voting
for a United States Senator. ] think
they must be good voters Ivy this time, for
| an told that they do this every day, then
adjourn and vote again next day. |
never knew it took so much practice to
vote for a Senator before.
The Senate and House were all mixed
up among each other, and along the
walls were groups of ladies, who came for
dear knows what, and men. The galleries
were crowded, and all the standing room
on the floor Was taken, Some OF the
members were lying in their chairs Just Us
if it were a hammock, some had their feet
upon their desks, and | noticed were
smoking, while quite a number were
chewing tobacco. the outfit that | saw at
each desk, was
A Pill OF PAPERS, BOOKS AND 4 SPIT
|. TOoS,
these of course were the implements of leg
%islatiOn. Over on the right side ! noticed
a clerical Quaker looking sort of n man,
with very long head, very little hair on the
top of his head, and wearing spectacleS.
This was Judge Edwin Maxwell the late
candidate for Governor on the Republican
ticket. Near the center sat a digniiicd
gentlemen about medium height, wearing
mutton chop whiSkers, tinged with grey
and iron grey hair swept back from 4 full
forehead, and back OF \ pair of eyeglasses
were a pair of dark projecting cyes,-in all.
a person who reminds one f~lcially of Levi
Morton; this is Marshall HaganS, cx-M. c..
and eX-AttOrney General. That Andrew
Jackson looking gentleman with nowy
udll anu NIilhitN idCc, Win HIS ItGJ ldIt-
lessly crossed ON his desk, displaying the
grey sock OF commerce, is lushrOd Price of
Marshall, who always votes for Lewis j..
Newman iOr Senator. That man near the
Speakers desk, with close cropped side
whiSkcrs, is TOler. who can he depended
upon every time to vote for Barhec. He
made the famous remark a few days ago
that 81 may br wrong some time, hut
| get there all the samc!' Look
over to the left in the corner
and you will see surrounded by friends
and ladieS-JohnSon y. Camden. He sits
quietly watching the progress of the vote
with no shadow of expectation of victory
or defeat upon his face. His hair, and
his beard, which is confined to his chin, and
muStachc, is white, and his face in all is
ta.heIly and benevolent in its Appearance.
See that MAJ along the wall, large, portly
and of fine appearance, with heavy head of
hair and full beard. and keen, prominent,
cheerful eyes, that is the genial President
of the Supreme Court, Judge ''O'Keyn
Johnson, rs the GLOBE Democrat SAYS il.
That smaller person a little beyond him,
with Il facial similarity, though not 50
commanding in appearance, who reminds
you more of a country school teacher, is
Dan Johnson, cx-PreSidemt OF the Senate,
and eX-candidate to a frequent degree, for
the nomination for Congress. That man
who has just risen to his feet, clothed in
black, with leOnine dark hair and pene-
trating eye, is Dawson, a Senator and
crater.
WHAT'S THE STIR?
| Why are they so quiet? Some one going
TO change his vote. THE gentleman from
Monongalia," says the President of the
Senate, Mr.. Price. The gentleman from
MonOngalia, large, grey, specialized and
bald, rises in his seat. Everything is
quiet, except a mOmentary stir and con-
fusion in the gallery. The gentleman an
nounces that he intends to change his
vote, and gives his explanation.
Tne gentleman took his seat amid APP
plause from the Democratic members. The
gentleman from Richie county, tall, thin
faced. with dspn.STt ewes hon